The Cloud Feather of the Red Chamber: A Marriage Arranged with Gong Yuanzheng at the Start

It was late at night, and the Zhiren Hall was brightly lit, with all the officials in charge of the palace gates present.

Even the three young masters who usually live in seclusion in the back mountains and Xue Chongzi have come.

They were discussing a matter of vital importance concerning the fate of the palace: whether to form a marriage alliance with the imperial court.

"Shangjiao, as far as I know, His Majesty does not have any princesses of marriageable age."

Gong Shangjiao gave a response that was neither humble nor arrogant.

“When the court selects women of marriageable age from among the imperial relatives and noble families, they will be granted the title of princess and then marry into the palace.”

Gong Hongyu lowered his head and pondered.

This was an olive branch extended by the imperial court; if the palace gates were to reject it outright, it would be truly ungrateful.

Then we have no choice but to agree. The marriage partner is naturally the current young master, Gong Huanyu.

"Shang Jiao, I'll leave the marriage between Huan Yu and that princess to you."

Gong Hongyu's gaze swept over everyone in the hall before landing on Gong Shangjiao.

He is the most promising descendant of the palace family, and also the future swordsman of the palace family whom he favors.

The position of young master of Huanyu should have originally belonged to him, and he should have been the one to be married off.

However, Huan Yu's true identity must not be exposed, so her marriage partner can only be Huan Yu.

As for how Gong Shangjiao's wife and that princess should get along after he inherits the position of Blade Master, that's not something he needs to worry about.

Just as Gong Shangjiao was about to reply, a series of exclamations came from outside the hall.

He frowned slightly; the guards of the Blade Master Hall were far too unruly.

Gong Hongyu was also dissatisfied. Before he could reprimand him, a guard ran into the hall, covered in sweat and looking terrified.

"Reporting to Zhiren, there's a strange phenomenon in the sky!"

"A strange phenomenon? What kind of strange phenomenon? Explain yourself!"

The guard stammered, "A demoness! No! A fairy! A fairy has appeared in the sky!"

"Absurd!" Gong Hongyu rebuked, flicking his sleeves as he stood up.

"Gentlemen, since an unusual phenomenon has occurred, let's go out and take a look together."

The crowd naturally did not object and followed Gong Hongyu outside the hall.

The once dark sky now hangs high with a huge scroll: a bright-eyed, beautiful young girl leans against a soft couch, intently reading the book in her hands.

The figures in this painting are extremely lifelike, even the faint smile on the girl's lips is vividly portrayed.

Gong Ziyu couldn't help but exclaim, "What a beautiful girl!"

As expected, he received a sharp look from Gong Hongyu.

Gong Ziyu awkwardly shut her mouth, her good mood instantly vanished, and she wished she could turn around and leave.

I was just making a compliment, why did my father react so strongly?

He stopped after glancing at the girl in the painting again, curious about what she would do next.

Gong Hongyu closed his eyes, suppressing his frustration. Was his focus solely on her beauty? Why couldn't he observe other aspects as well?

Almost everyone present who knew martial arts noticed the difference in the girl in the painting.

The girl in this painting is alive!

The girl remained in the same position, reading, but her eyes blinked and her expression subtly changed.

Miyazaki felt a sense of unease; the painting was far too eerie.

Turning around, just as he was about to remind Gong Yuanzheng, he noticed that something was wrong with his younger brother.

Gong Yuanzheng's eyes were fixed on the girl above, not moving an inch. Deep in his eyes was a possessiveness that only men possess.

Gong Shangjiao was startled; this painting was indeed a demon!

He hissed, "Gong Yuanzheng!"

Gong Yuanzheng snapped out of his daze and met Gong Shangjiao's sharp gaze, realizing his own lapse in composure.

His face paled slightly. This painting was indeed extraordinary; it had captivated him at first glance.

However, he was unwilling and did not want to complain about the painting. The girl in the painting really made him want to pity her.

"Brother, I..."

Gong Shangjiao took a deep breath. "You go back to the palace immediately and don't come out!"

Gong Yuanzheng felt wronged. He pursed his lips and stubbornly stared at Gong Shangjiao, his feet seemingly rooted to the spot, not moving an inch.

This was the first time he had disobeyed his brother.

Gong Shangjiao narrowed his eyes slightly, and his fingers twitched slightly at his waist.

If it weren't for Gong Hongyu's presence, he would have shot down the painting in the air himself.

Wow! This pretty girl can move!

Gong Zishang's voice broke the deadlock between the two brothers.

Gong Shangjiao and Gong Yuanzheng both looked up at the painting in the sky.

The girl put down her book, lifted a curtain, and looked outside.

It turned out she wasn't inside the house, but in the carriage.

The lively sounds outside the carriage reached everyone's ears through the painting.

The sounds of vendors hawking their wares and cheering filled the air.

The girl's expression became even more vivid because of the lively atmosphere.

She reached out and pushed something in front of her. "Get up! Look there! There's a juggling act!"

Only then did everyone realize that a boy was lying on the girl's lap.

He got up with the girl's help, went to the window, turned his back to everyone, and looked in the direction the girl was pointing.

Gong Shangjiao was already angry, and when he saw that figure from behind, he gasped for breath.

He slowly turned his head and looked at Gong Yuanzheng in disbelief.

Even though the boy had tied his hair up, he recognized him at a glance—it was Gong Yuanzheng, there was no mistake!

Gong Yuanzheng, who was still immersed in the girl's voice, felt a pang of sadness and throbbing in his heart when he saw someone lying directly on the girl's lap.

Why is he able to get so close to that girl?

I feel so awful! I really want to poison that person to death!

Noticing Gong Shangjiao's strange gaze, Gong Yuanzheng was somewhat surprised and puzzled. "Brother?"

Apart from the few people on the back mountain, the others were also racking their brains. This figure looked so familiar. Could it be someone they knew?

Only when they heard Gong Yuanzheng's voice did they realize that the figure in the back was Gong Yuanzheng!

The eyes of everyone on the front mountain turned to Gong Yuanzheng, including a few guards who recognized his back.

Gong Yuanzheng was immediately annoyed. It was one thing for his brother to look at him like that, but who did they think they were to look at him like that?

He swept his fierce gaze across the surrounding guards, "Take one more look, and I'll gouge out your eyes to make medicine!"

There were only a few guards; he didn't believe that Gong Hongyu would turn against Zheng Gong.

The guards, naturally aware of Bai Yuanzheng's ruthlessness, immediately lowered their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.

"Brother Yuanzheng, you really didn't notice?" Gong Zishang asked tentatively.

Gong Yuanzheng looked at her with hostility, but said nothing; his eyes said it all.

Gong Ziyu's cool voice came over, full of schadenfreude.

"Gong Yuanzheng, didn't you notice? That man inside is you!"

Gong Yuanzheng's fierce expression froze instantly.

Young Master Hua and Young Master Xue looked at Gong Yuanzheng with curiosity, then at the man in the painting.

Hmm, their body types do seem somewhat similar.

Gong Shangjiao frowned. "Yuanzheng, perhaps it's just that their figures are somewhat similar..."